Last September, photos and videos captured an incident along the Rio Grande of U.S. Border Patrol agents swinging their reins at Haitian migrants. A report released on Friday says the agents did not strike migrants but used 'unnecessary force.'
U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback agents confront a group of Haitian migrants on the bank of the Rio Grande on Sept. 19, 2021, in Del Rio., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
After nearly nine months, the Office of Professional Responsibility at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which functions as the agency’s internal affairs division, determined in a 511-page report that no migrants were struck or denied their legal right to seek asylum in the United States. But the report found agents used unnecessary force and their decision to assist Texas state troopers’ attempting to block the migrants was in conflict with the Border Patrol’s objectives.
Biden condemned the agents last year amid public outcry at the scene of horses charging at families and small children running out of the way. The incident occurred during a moment of significant strain for the Border Patrol. Over the course of several weeks, thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, forded the Rio Grande, camping under a border bridge and building makeshift shelters out of brush.
On September 19, as migrants bathed in the Rio Grande attempted to reenter from Mexico at a boat ramp area, Texas state troopers attempted to block them. The Border Patrol agents on horseback had been told to assist the state troopers, and when they sought guidance from a supervisor, they were told to help, the report found.
“There is no justification for the actions of some of our personnel, including unprofessional and deeply offensive conduct,” Magnus said. “Unfortunately this incident overshadowed our agents’ incredible humanitarian and law enforcement efforts in Del Rio last September."
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